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Volvo Trucks keeps pushing the boundaries for electric truck transport. With the launch of its new electric trucks with improved performance, flexibility and ranges up to 700 km, this is a new benchmark for electric heavy-duty trucks. 

Volvo Trucks is a global leader in the electric segment with one of the largest electric truck line-ups in the industry. The company can now announce some major electric news:

Firstly, a new long-distance electric truck, the FH Aero Electric with extended range, capable of dri...

After years of talking about VDAM reform, I’ve been feeling we were stuck in that unenviable place of paralysis by analysis. But over the last 72 hours I’ve sensed a quantum leap in attention and urgency. As I write this, officials are scampering to advise their respective Ministers on what can be done to see our way through the fuel price crisis. 

While MBIE has been doing plenty of heavy lifting, and the Ministry of Transport and NZTA have been focussed on regulatory barriers in the transport space, we’ve also b...

As I write this Taranaki’s main northbound route, State Highway 3, remains closed, with major slip damage closing the Awakino Gorge between Mokau and Piopio. Digging through the extensive slips is going to take time, exactly how long remains unclear as this goes to press, but the latest estimate is Saturday 2nd May at the earliest.

For the transport operators of Taranaki, and those travelling through it, this is all too familiar territory. Detours of hundreds of kilometres up State Highways 4 and 1, juggling driver hou...

ComCom advise businesses to regularly review their surcharges to ensure they remain accurate and justified, and to engage with us early and follow our guidance to ensure compliance with the Fair Trading Act. 

While fuel surcharges can be a legitimate way for businesses to recover unexpected increases in fuel costs, we want to remind businesses about how to apply them fairly. 

Fuel surcharges must reflect only the additional fuel costs your business is facing and cannot be used as an excuse to recover un...

Speaking at a business briefing recently, Hino President and CEO Richard Emery has expressed confidence in the Japanese manufacturer’s future in Australia, despite the dynamic global environment.

“Despite the obvious short-term global uncertainty, we believe the Australian economic outlook remains positive with steady long-term growth through to 2030 – having said that, market conditions are likely to remain subdued through 2026, with growth now likely delayed until early 2027,” said Mr Emery.

While there was som...

IKEA New Zealand has partnered with Jump Charging to develop and deliver a state-of-the-art electric-vehicle charging ecosystem that will support the retailer’s aim of zero-emissions home deliveries across Auckland and in the future, across New Zealand, as well as making EV charging accessible and convenient for its customers and IKEA co-workers.

The two organisations have worked together to design a solution that is scalable, future-proof and aligned to IKEA’s long-term sustainability ambitions. 

At the new...